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Tag: Department of Natural Resources

Posted inEnvironment

Wisconsin regulators move ahead with groundwater PFAS rules

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press December 14th, 2022December 14th, 2022 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin’s natural resources board on Wednesday voted unanimously to proceed with regulating so-called forever chemicals in the state’s groundwater, 10 months after a plan was scrapped under pressure from the state’s powerful business industry.

Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Health & Welfare

Wisconsin must do more to protect residents from lead in drinking water, DNR and Milwaukee leaders agree

by Guest Author September 7th, 2016June 10th, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett acknowledges adding anti-corrosive chemicals, the main strategy to prevent lead in drinking water, is a “Band-Aid” approach.

Posted inEnvironment, Failure at the Faucet, Money & Politics

Water woes emerge as major issue in Wisconsin elections

by Andrew Hahn August 7th, 2016April 7th, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Residents concerned about contaminated wells and disappearing lakes are making water a major campaign issue for some Wisconsin candidates this fall.

Posted inWisWatch Blog

Wisconsin frac sand facility operates wells without permit, faces $52,500 in fines

by Taylor ChaseJuly 17th, 2014July 22nd, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A judgment filed by the state Department of Natural Resources says Hi-Crush Augusta operated the two wells for five months in 2012, as well as operating without a water measuring meter in one of the wells.

Posted inEnvironment, Government, Health & Welfare

Virus found in Wisconsin trout

by Rory LinnaneAugust 30th, 2013June 13th, 2014 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The cutthroat trout virus was found among hundreds of thousands of brown trout that the state Department of Natural Resources released from state hatcheries into surrounding waterways.

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